Tiltable garbage can assembly



Sept. 13, 1960 s. A. BLANCHARD 2,952,434

TILTABLE GARBAGE CAN ASSEMBLY Filed July 21, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheat 1 INVEN TOR.

56144480 A. BLANCA/4E0 BY WW /6mm $8M S. A. BLANCHARD TILTABLE GARBAGECAN ASSEMBLY Sept. 13, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 21. 1959 Unitedstate Pat my; 1 3 Claims. {Cl-248 137) invention relates to animprovedftiltable garbage canassemblyf morefpractical and lficientdeviceof kind'which hasa simpler and more adaptable support which is adj t'lstable'tolevel the same on une'venfground, and upon which the cancomponent is more; simply and efficiently mounted, and capable ofbeinglifted oll the support, andupon which the can is tiltable, from. anere'ct'position, only in one direction, for emptying the can, the can'having afhinged cover which is securely; latched,

when in closed position, and jwhe reby'upon release, "of

thedatching means/is spring-pressed to and stopped in a'p'aitlyfbultufiiciently open position, in whichf the cover is 'held by th espringmeans until the an: ually closed and relatched. 7 '1 anot erobject 'ofthe inventio n isto providela device having thecharacteristics indicated; above; whereby wind-j tilting of the canisYavofided 'niounting the device wi-th 'the back of the can toprevailing winds, so that the can stop" means acts to preclude tiltingofthefcan sides of the standards.

inthe emptying direction, andwh'ereinbpeningof the can cbver-byanimflsor -by the action "of ;windsfi s posi-' tively prevented, andwind-banging and over" swinging ofi the-cover is prevented which 'wouldI otherwise er es the contents of the can I ito'being blown out of the"can infw'indy weather.

Other important objects and advantageous features of theinvention willbe apparent from the following de sc r'iption and the accompanyingdrawings, wherein for i pecificform of the" in:

purposes of illustration onl' vention is set forth in-de'taili In thedrawings: I; Figure 1 is a side elevation of adevicepf the inventionshowing the support adjustably "mounted dri""slanting ground, the canbeing in its normal erectposition on the support, and the can coverbeing shownglosed andlatched inlifullfline'sand in an open and stoppedposition; in p e i xhlin "ML T iliigure ljj s afront elevation of theevice, takenfrom th Jeft df 1 i I L3H, i 1 IEigufeT 3Iis' a sideelevation, like Figure 1, showingthe can in'til ted dumping position,with its cover in unlatched and ope position;

-- :3 I igurje' tis a top plan view 'o'fthe device; i g Jiigure 5 lisjan enlarged fragmentary side, elevation-taken on the line5-56f'Fig'u're 2;'

. igure'6 is ,a fragmentary verticalsgctipn talgen line 6 6 of Figiir5;'en' 1 l Figure 7 is a fragmentary horizontal taken on the line 7-7 ofFigure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like numerals designatelike parts throughout the several views, the illustrated devicecomprises a stand or support 10, upon which a can 12 is tiltablymounted, with respect to a supporting surface, such as the ground G.

The support 10 comprises a pair of longitudinally elongated, horizontalside bars 14, preferably of laterally outwardly facing angle iron m nninverticalflan ges 16 and horizontal flanges18, Fixed to, the flanges, 16and 18, at the outward sides of the flanges 16,, at the midle'ng'thpoints of the bars 14 "as by welds 19 are single perpendicular uprightsor standards 20, preferably of angle ironform, and having longitudinalflanges 22 and 1ate'ralflanges'24. Extending between the uprights andfixefd to'theirfianges 22 as by weldings 26, at points near to andspaced above thejside bars 1'4, is a single angle iron crossbar 28L l ii i, The support lfllfurther comprises adjustable ground engaging means,at the endear the side bars il l for levelling the side bars relative toan unevenfor an angled; ground surface, this Irieans preferablycomprises, vertical sleeves 30, securedto 'the "inwardlsides offthesidebar 7 H U I, L flanges 16 near to theends' thereoffas byweldin g s 2,551 The primary objectj of the invention J is toprovide a screws3'4,threaded through the wand's'ide s of the sleeves 30, andperpendicularrods are held in vertically adjusted relations to related 'ohe's' of thesleeves'lby the set screws 34, with the lower ends 38 0f th'el'rods 3 6reaching below the side. barf Hand engaging, the ground G,asseen'inFiguresl'and 1 j": i

' On the upper ends of'theisupport standards 20,"jare' open pintl esea-ting means"whichj preferably, have, the form of upwardly openingnotch 40ffor'rneclin the pper ends of the flan ges 22 and in the upperjends" of forcing plates 42', fixed tothe outward ,sides' f thejflziiiges' 22 to provide wider pintle bearing than a rd edfbjy theflanges'22 alone. "Asfseer'i' in' 'Figure th'ela ralfl" 24 of thestandards are locatedat-t e front or;

' The can12 is v'ertic ally' e lo g drical, has e closed'bottonilflfaniinperf" forced side-wall 46, ajiid an open 'upp er e as by rivets48, to the 'outer-sides'of eiereetaeeu opposed pants r the sidewalrus,et ieeeiebeve the" r and hence thebenterof fgravit yf of the can12 tically elongated iate'ssq, to whose cehters and rigidly "fixed,'-radial l'aterally outwardl' pint'l'es 52,-"-torest'rotatablyfin'thef'pintl gat n tclies 40 in the "upperends ofthestandards'20,with can fl e tween andfreely spa'ced fr'om' thest'andar dsjas-ind ed in Figure-2. Fixed on' the b ack ofthej aIi IZQJiits: lower end, is a bail handle 54f byfmean s of- 'which the can 12 canbe easily'and contr llably"tilted1forwaFdlj; from erect position, "for:dumping and for washing nu rinsing out the ean, and release of whichconditions he can to return itself gravitationally to its normalpositionxi 1mm 1 '1; i it Can stop means, for positively stoppinthe caerect position, as i it nreturns" i-tselfsfrom a forwai'dlytiltedposition, preferably comprises"'stop': lugs 56, fixed afi their upperends; as'byzmeansoft weldings 5'8,' to -the='pintl'es"52 the lugs i 56-,being? forwardly and downwardlyi canted; as seen ingFigure s1, sothatptheirmloweriendsz 59lmakeistop engagements with the, rear, sides of thelateral flanges 24 of th e standands 20', in the;er.e ctrposition ofthe: can 312; and positively preventjthe canfrom.beingtilted; out ofits-erectposition onfromga forwardly; tilted position,-;to:,:a rearwardtilted pp flQI s,eithen-byjcarelesseoperationii or the actions ofanimals or winds.

The open upper end 47 of the can 12 is closable by a cover 60 which iscomposed of a rear or inner sectorshaped section 62 which issubstantially permanently fixed around the rear of the upper end 47, anda major front section 64. The sections 62 and 64 have in common flat topwalls 66 and 68 and depending arcuate flanges or side walls 70 and 72,respectively, to bear against the outer side of the can side wall 46.

The sections are assembled by a pair of laterally spaced hinges 74,which have rear leaves 76 secured, as indicated at 78, upon the rearsection top wall 66 and front leaves 3 1 80, similarly secured upon thetop wall of the front section 64, and bridging the facing and unflangededges 82 and 84, respectively of the sections. Fixed on and reachingupwardly and forwardly from the rear hinge leaf 76 of each hinge 74 andover the front hinge leaves 80, are forwardly extending stop arms 86,which are positioned to 'be engaged by the front cover section 64, as bythe front hinge leaves .80, when the front cover section 64 is swungupwardly and rearwardly from closed telescoped engagement in the upperend of the can 12, to a right-angular open position, as shown in fulllines in Figure 3 and in phantom lines in Figure 1, to enable garbage tobe placed in the can and to be dumped from the can, and for washing thecan. 1 The front cover section 64 is held in positively closed positionby releasable latch means which preferably is in the form of a heavygauge, upstanding spring latch bar 88, which has a lower end portionfixed to the outer side of the front of the can side wall 46, at a levelspaced below the upper end 47 of the can 12, as by means of rivets 90.The latch bar 88 has a free upper end portion which terminates at itsupper end in a forwardly directed hook 92, which is formed and arrangedto engage over a hook flange 94 on an L-shaped detent 96 which is fixedon the outer side of the side wall 72 of the front cover section 64, asseen in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Relatively heavy inward pressure on theupper part of the latch bar 88, such as could not be expected to beexerted by an animal, is required to release the latch hook 92 from thehook flange 94 of the detent 96, so as to free the cover section 64 tobe opened.

For automatically swinging the front cover section 64 upwardly to itsstopped, open position, spring means is provided, which preferably takesthe form of an upstanding u'earwardly inclined anchor arm 98- which isfixed at its lower end, as indicated at 100, to a central part ofthe'top wall 66 of the fixed rear cover section 62, and has verticallyspaced adjustment holes 102 in its upper end, in which is selectivelyengaged a hook 104 on the rear and elevated end of a contractile helicalspring 106, which has on its forward end a hook 108 engaged through aneye 110 fixed centrally in the top wall 68 of the front cover section 64at a forward location thereon. The spring 106 is stretched and undertension between the anchor arm 98 and the front cover section, so thatwhen the latch bar 88 is released from the hook flange 94, the frontcover section 64 is pulled open by the spring 106, into stop engagementwith the stop arms 86, and is held open thereagainst, until forciblyreturned to closed position against the resistance of the sp i a Theconstruction of the above described can makes the same rat, dog andfly-proof; and enables the can to be made in different sizes appropriatefor use in homes, apartments, institutions, industrial and commercialestablishments, and in public areas such as public parks.

Although there has been shown and described herein a preferred form ofthe invention, it is to be understood that the invention is notnecessarily confined thereto, and that any change or changes in thestructure of and in the relative arrangements of components thereof arecontemplated as being within the scope of the invention as defined bythe claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is: e

1. A tiltable garbage can assembly comprising a stand and a canpivotally supported on the stand, said can having a side wall and anopen upper end, a cover mounted on said upper end comprising a fixedrear section and a front section, hinge means mounting said front coversection on the rear cover section, latch means on the front of the cansidewall engageable with the front cover section for holding the frontcover scction in closed position, said hinge means comprising hingeshaving rear leaves fixed upon the rear cover section and front leavesfixed on the front cover section, and a for- I wardly inclined stop armon a rear hinge leaf with which i and a can pivotally supported on thestand, 'said can having a side wall and an open upper end, a covermounted on said upper end comprising a fixed rear section and a frontsection, hinge means mounting'said front cover section on the rear coversection, latch means on the front of the can sidewall engageable withthe front cover section for holding the front cover section in closedposition, said hinge means comprising hinges having rear leaves fixedupon a rear cover section and front leaves fixed on the front coversection, and a forwardly inclined stop arm on a rear hinge leaf withwhich the front cover section is engageable in its rearwardly andupwardly swung open position, spring means secured to the front coversection for moving the front cover section to open position upon releaseof the latch means, said spring means comprising an upstanding anchorarm fixed on said fixed cover section, and a con tractile spring securedat related ends to and stretched between the anchor arm and the frontcover section.

3. In a garbage can comprising a can having an open upper end, a coverfor said open upper end comprising a fixed section secured on said upperend, and a movable section hinged on said fixed section to swingupwardly from closed position in engagement with said upper end, anupstanding stop arm fixed on said fixed section with which the movablecover section is engageable in an up,- wardly swung open position, latchmeans on thecan for releasably holding the movable cover section in itsclosed position, and spring means connected to the movable cover sectionand the can for moving the movable cover section to its open positionupon release of the latch means.-

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